Toro Y Moi - Low Shoulder (Dir. Elisha Smith-Leverock & Chris Murdoch)
For the video to Toro Y Moi's latest single "Low Shoulder" the directors Elisha Smith-Leverock and Chris Murdoch have drawn inspiration from everything over pulp magazines and Cinderella to sploshing and mono-brows. It's a nod to Italo-horror flics form the 70ies and 80ies. It features an appearance by 60ies it-girl Daphne Sherman, wife of the legendary mod taylor Ben Sherman, who stars as a demented ballroom dancing reject/ waitress.
"According to Chaz the song was written for his girlfriend asking her to not fall asleep whilst driving. We based the video on the idea of this sleep-deprived girl calling at a roadside diner for a coffee. Next thing you know she's semi-conscious and experiencing some really weird sh**"
Low Shoulder was shot in studio and on location at the Marina Cafe on Mare Street, Hackney on very small budget with the help of a rather energetic and like-minded crew.
Toro Y Moi - Low Shoulder from Chris Murdoch on Vimeo.